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Assyrian Rock Carvings
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Assyrian Rock Carvings

Rock carvings of King Sennacherib I in Kenis, Iraq. At this point water from the Gomel Gorge was diverted into the Atrush Canal to provide water for the Assyrian city of Nineveh.
Geghard Monastery Cut from Rock
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Geghard Monastery Cut from Rock

Geghard Monastery in Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at...
Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

The road to Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl), which lies in Chemi Rezan Valley, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. It is not a cave; it is...
Capital, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Capital, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Detail showing the capital of the left-sided engaged column at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-I Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The capital is of...
Door Detail, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Door Detail, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

The doorway and entrance to the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl) lead to a central burial chamber. The latter, through a similar...
St. George, Rock-hewn Church
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St. George, Rock-hewn Church

UNESCO World Heritage Site, St. George, Rock-hewn Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia.
Balanced Rock, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Balanced Rock, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

"Balanced Rock" in the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. This is the sort of boulder, perhaps, featured in The Turning Stones, one of the Wihio tales of the Cheyenne nation.
Stag Rock Carving, Valcamonica
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Stag Rock Carving, Valcamonica

Stag rock carving at Valcamonica, Lombardy, Italy. 2800-2400 BCE. Plaster copy. (Archaeological Museum of Milan)
Rock-Relief of Tar...dunni, Darband-i Belula
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Rock-Relief of Tar...dunni, Darband-i Belula

This rock-relief depicts a triumphant warrior. Before him, two captives (probably Hurrians) can be seen. The Akkadian cuneiform inscription on the right side mentions the name of the warrior as "Tar...dunni"...
Taking Moulds, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Taking Moulds, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Mr. Akam (a sculptor who still works at the Sulaymaniyah Museum) and Mr. Qadir (died last year in 2017, rest in peace) are doing the moulds of the replica of the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i...
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